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Housing Engagement Officer

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Organisation:NCC

Working Hours: Full Time , Hours per week - 37

Salary:£24,174

NPPV Required:No

Appointment Type:Permanent

Location:2-6 Isabella Street, Nottingham, Notts, NG1 6AT

Reference:CO0461

Closing date:23 March 2018 at midnight

Starting salary is £24,174 rising to £25,951 on first year anniversary, subject to satisfactory completion of a probation period. Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions Information which includes advice on pay, annual leave and hours of working.

Are you seeking a challenge in your career? Do you want to be part of a new and exciting team? Nottingham City Council are looking to recruit a range of roles to work on a new Selective Licensing scheme to improve the private rented sector for over 31,000 properties in Nottingham. As the Secretary of State has now confirmed our proposals the number and types of roles available within the team is really broad.

As we have over 31,000 privately rented properties we now need a whole new team of enthusiastic and self-motivated officers to help deliver our highly ambitious aims. As well as professional environmental health and enforcement officers, the team will include administrative support, supervisors and team leader, as well as dedicated officers to deal with landlord engagement, ASB and tenancy issues and project work.

Nottingham is a dynamic and popular city which is in an area of high housing demand, with a high percentage of privately rented housesmany of which are not adequately maintained. We are determined to continue to improve the private rented sector in Nottingham, to reduce anti-social behaviour and drive up housing conditions. The Council has been successful in attracting rogue landlord funding on 2 occasions and already has an additional licensing scheme in place.

You will establish strong and effective working relationships with landlords, managing agents and key stakeholders that forge better understanding of private renting issues affecting neighbourhoods. You will proactively develop and facilitate engagement events and support key stakeholders in the private rented sector to improve service delivery and the safety, health and wellbeing of Nottingham citizen.

We do things differently in Nottingham. We are open to new ideas and keen to embrace new ways of thinking and doing. We particularly welcome applicants from black, minority, ethnic communities and disabled people as they are currently under represented within our workforce.

There are other vacancies across the other housing teams which have the same job descriptions and person specifications, candidates may be offered positions within these teams Some posts may be required to undertake non police personnel vetting (NPPV) and / or DBS checks.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact David Hobbs on Tel: 0115 8761555 or Michelle Howell on Tel: 0115 8761585.

We are committed to caring for our employees both inside and outside the workplace. We provide a competitive pension scheme, excellent training opportunities and a culture of diversity and equal opportunities for everyone. Moreover, we have created a variety of options to help our employees achieve a healthy work life balance. This includes generous leave entitlements and a smoke free environment.

Nottingham City Council is open to conversations regarding flexible working options at the point of interview.